The NIA has arrested six more people in connection with the smuggling of 30 kg of gold in diplomatic baggage addressed to the UAE consulate in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. According to the NIA, one of those arrested has links with the Islamist group Popular Front of India. The arrests, which spanned three days, were followed by NIA (National Investigation Agency) raids at six places across the state, including residences of the accused. Two hard disks, eight mobile phones and six SIM cards, a digital video recorder and five DVDs were seized, as well as bank passbooks, travel and identity documents and debit cards.
